Jazz and the Music Ed Major
A brief informal survey of MENC Collegiate members indicated that college music education students have varied levels of experience with jazz. While some students feel ready to teach this American…
Category: Jazz Education
Teaching Jazz Is Teaching Culture
Teaching jazz offers you the chance to explore literature, culture, and art. That’s why when MENC member Stephen Rudd teaches shuffle rhythm to his students, he uses poetry from the…
Composing in the Classroom
Ask a jazz educator what makes a piece of music distinctly jazz, and most often one of the responses will be “improvisation.” While this is true to a degree, it…
So Many Students, So Little Time
Do you sometimes get the feeling there are never enough hours in the day? No need to answer. A bit of a no-brainer, isn’t it? For many music educators, finding…
Growing Your Jazz Program
You say you want to teach the world to swing? Or at least the small part of it that finds itself in your classroom several times a week looking expectantly to…
New Jazz and Show Choir Adjudication Forms Available
Are you involved with show choir or jazz ensemble festivals at the local or regional levels? MENC, in partnership with The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and Disney…
Teaching Jazz to Special Learners
Jazz can be demanding mistress, but she can also be a useful tool for teaching kids with special needs. Access to Jazz for Children with Physical Disabilities is an online video training…
Why Teach Jazz?
Anyone who’s ever heard Louis Armstrong’s sublime West End Blues, or marveled at Charlie Parker’s breathtaking virtuosity on A Night in Tunisia, will tell you that the answer is self-evident—the music itself. Once upon…
Why Teach Jazz?
Anyone who’s ever heard Louis Armstrong’s sublime West End Blues, or marveled at Charlie Parker’s breathtaking virtuosity on A Night in Tunisia, will tell you that the answer is self-evident—the…
Jazz in the Classroom
America’s own art form is finding a place in the mainstream of music education Through its first century of existence, jazz has traveled an unpredictable path. What began as a…
